[U-Boot] [PATCH] tools/netconsole: make a bit more robust and use ncb when possible

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Mike Frysinger,

In message <200901211539.26445.vapier at gentoo.org> you wrote:
>
> > - When would "ncb" not be available?
> 
> ncb is specific to u-boot: tools/ncb.c.  most people will not bother to 
> compile it as they'll just run the netconsole script.  it certainly isnt 
> compiled by default or integrated into the build system.
> 
> > - What else are the implications when using ncb versus netcat?
> 
> ncb is looser with receiving udp packets so it works with broadcast packets.

This sounds like arguments for NOT applying your patch which depends
on ncb, or am I missing something?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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